{"id":43181,"date":"2021-07-16T10:19:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T14:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/?page_id=43181"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:12:01","slug":"idp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/gradstudies\/idp\/","title":{"rendered":"Individualized Development Plan (IDP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Individualized Development Plan (IDP)<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Faculty of Graduate Studies' IDP is a tool to assist graduate students, like you, to identify and develop your goals during your studies.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When creating an IDP, with the help of a mentor, you can enhance your professional growth and skills by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Setting and communicating goals related to teaching, research, and\/or professional development with your supervisor, faculty colleagues, or other mentors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Identifying ways to learn or improve your competencies to be used during your graduate work and within professional spaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Identifying your strengths, talents, and passions, as well as opportunities to use them during your studies and in your future professional life while building an effective support network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Whether one chooses to complete an IDP, or just sections of it, or not at all, the important thing is to have these conversations (with whomever is most appropriate) \u2013 and if the IDP helps to facilitate that, then that\u2019s great!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    <\/i> Download the IDP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Revisit your IDP to update your goals and engagement activities throughout the year, at time intervals you\/your mentor deem most appropriate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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